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French origins of English tragedy / Richard Hillman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hillman, Richard, 1949- author.
- Series:
- Manchester Shakespeare collection
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600--History and criticism.
- English drama.
- English drama--17th century--History and criticism.
- English drama (Tragedy)--History and criticism.
- English drama (Tragedy).
- English drama (Tragedy)--French influences.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (111 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Richard Hillman applies to tragic patterns and practices in early modern England his long-standing critical preoccupation with English-French cultural connections in the period.
- Contents:
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Textual note
- 1. Introduction
- 2. On the generic cusp:Richard II, La Guisiade and the invention of tragic heroes
- 3. Out of their classical depth:from pathos to bathos in early English tragedy or, the comedy of terrors
- 4. Staging the Judith jinx: heads or tales?
- Works cited
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 6, 2026).
- ISBN:
- 9781847797810
- 1847797814
- 9781781700044
- 1781700044
- 9781847793096
- 1847793096
- OCLC:
- 818847446
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